Merit-based card draws, quickly become a Heavenly Emperor

In addition, Fang Zheng had seized some fragments of illusion techniques at Granny Gui's residence, which were scattered and unsystematic.

Looking at it now, one can vaguely see that it is derived from the illusion chapter of the "Myriad Manifestations Painting Spirit Manual", but it has also taken a different path.

The "Myriad Manifestations Painting Spirit Manual" describes how to use primordial energy to condense spiritual energy into objects, transforming the false into the real.

Granny Gui's illusions focus more on creating illusions that are deceptive and difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion. The two share the same origin but have different paths.

Fang Zheng carefully put away the bamboo slips and then picked up the jade box.

The box was very light. When I opened it, I saw a lotus flower in ink wash style, only the size of a thumb. The petals were layered and lifelike, with a faint shimmering light flowing through them.

The lotus roots were anchored in a small piece of jade, within which a wisp of dark aura swam slowly, like a small fish.

Fang Zheng's breathing became rapid.

Clearly, this is another legacy left by the master painter Wu Baopu, a rare and precious innate spiritual object.

He held the black lotus in his palm and could feel its warm and gentle aura. That aura seeped into his skin and traveled along his meridians to the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows.

Besides the bamboo slips and jade box, there was also a letter on the stone table.

Fang Zheng unfolded the letter; it was in Wu Baopu's handwriting, the characters vigorous and powerful, penetrating the paper.

The letter stated that his lifelong ambition was to break through the third-grade Dharma Body Realm and enter the second-grade Yang God Realm.

However, the path of the Spirit Painting Path is too illusory, making it extremely difficult to transform the false into the true.

Therefore, he set about extending the essence of the Spirit Painting Path from summoning painting spirits to creating a world, wanting to forge a completely new path of transformation.

Unfortunately, his entrepreneurial journey was cut short before he met with a formidable foe, ultimately leading to his death.

After reading the letter, Fang Zheng remained silent for a moment, then bowed deeply to the stone table.

Those who inherit its traditions should perform this ritual.

Then, he sat down cross-legged, held the ink lotus in his palm, and began to use the techniques from the "Myriad Images Painting Spirit Technique".

According to the records in the inheritance, this ink lotus is called the "Myriad Manifestations Lotus Embryo". It is an essential foundational spiritual object for cultivating the "Myriad Manifestations Painting Spirit Technique" and can be described as having infinite wonderful uses.

At this moment, Mo Lian felt the pull of the Yuan energy and slowly floated up, drifting to Fang Zheng's brow.

Fang Zheng closed his eyes, concentrated all his mind on the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, and began to cultivate the "Myriad Manifestations Painting Spirit Technique".

The black lotus transformed into a golden light and entered his brow.

A warm, gentle power spread through his ancestral aperture, and Fang Zheng felt his soul being enveloped by this power, growing stronger little by little.

The primordial energy within his ancestral aperture began to surge. He guarded his mind, letting the primordial energy surge without suppressing or guiding it.

This is a sign of a breakthrough; it will happen naturally and cannot be forced.

The transition to the new cultivation method went more smoothly than Fang Zheng had imagined, as the two methods were essentially from the same lineage.

Now, all rivers flow into the sea, forming a unified whole, and the obscurity of my previous cultivation has been swept away.

This feeling of exhilaration filled Fang Zheng's heart, making him almost unable to resist letting out a long howl.

But he couldn't afford to be distracted at this moment, so he forcibly suppressed this impulse and devoted himself wholeheartedly to refining the Myriad Manifestations Lotus Embryo.

The primal energy surged for an unknown period of time before finally calming down.

Fang Zheng opened his eyes and felt that his soul was more than twice as strong as before.

The primordial energy in the ancestral aperture between the eyebrows was no longer in a misty state as before, but had condensed into a clear ball of light, like a small star, hanging there.

Eighth Rank, Realm of Controlling Objects!

Taking advantage of refining the lotus embryo and switching cultivation techniques, Fang Zheng actually broke through to the eighth rank.

Within the halo of light in the ancestral aperture, the black lotus floated quietly, its petals opening and closing slightly, as if breathing.

Fang Zheng could clearly feel that this ink lotus was constantly nourishing his soul and strengthening his understanding of the Dao of Spiritual Painting.

At the same time, Mo Lian resonated with the "Myriad Manifestations Painting Spirit Technique," and his cultivation speed in the Spirit Painting Dao increased significantly, by more than 50% compared to before.

A warm sensation came from the palm of his left hand, and Liu Qingyu's voice rang in his heart, carrying a hint of joy.

"My benefactor, I have also increased my cultivation level, and I am closer to the peak of the eighth rank."

Fang Zheng nodded and checked his own condition.

Everything else is fine, except that the effects of the ninth-grade gray cards he drew before are still there, but they are not as significant as before.

This is not because the card effect has weakened, but because the card itself has become much stronger, so the card's enhancement is naturally not as obvious.

He needs to find a way to upgrade these cards, or wait for the card pool to be upgraded and then draw higher-tier rank 8 white cards.

Fangzheng isn't in a hurry about this.

Chu Tiankuo's case has been closed. Once the state government delivers its verdict, he will receive a large amount of merit points and the Five Virtues attribute.

Once the sum of the five virtues exceeds a certain value, the basic card pool will automatically advance.

"Qingyu, let's go."

He stood up, dusted off his robes, tidied up the things on the stone table, and then urged the black soldiers to carry the two corpses of the White Lotus Temple warriors.

Unfolding the ancient painting, ripples appeared on the surface of the stone wall, and he stepped out.

In Qinghe Valley, Constable Chen was waiting at the valley entrance with his men. Seeing Fang Zheng come out, he quickly came forward to greet him: "Sir, how did it go?"

Fang Zheng nodded slightly and directed the Mo soldiers to throw the two corpses on the ground.

"The inheritance has been obtained, but we were ambushed by three eighth-rank evil cultivators from the White Lotus Temple. We killed two of them and one escaped."

"Officer Chen, could you please send someone to investigate the identities of these two men and see if you can uncover any clues?"

Officer Chen's face showed surprise.

There was an ambush even in the secret realm of inheritance?

More importantly, it seems that Lord Fang is only a ninth-rank official, yet he managed to kill two of the three eighth-rank officials who were ambushed.

He looked at Fang Zheng with awe and respectfully accepted the order.

"Yes, sir!"

"I'll go investigate right away."

Fang Zheng didn't hold out much hope for this. The White Lotus Temple was secretive, and it was unlikely that they could find anything out from just two corpses.

He led his team to search Qinghe Valley again, but found nothing unusual, so he returned to Yongqing County.

Upon returning to the supervisory office, Fang Zheng opened the communication platform and reported his experiences of the day to Lü Zhengfeng, who was far away in the prefecture.

Upon hearing what Fang Zheng said, Lü Zhengfeng's tone changed on the other end of the message.

"The Myriad Images Painting Technique? This is a superior technique left behind by the master painter Wu Baopu. What a blessing!"

I was originally planning to help you find a suitable Linghua Dao cultivation method in the prefecture, but now you don't need to worry about that.

Wu Baopu, the master painter, is the most famous spiritual painter in Youzhou. The Myriad Manifestations Painting Spirit Technique passed down by him is enough for you to cultivate.

Do you intend to submit this technique to the imperial court for copying?

Fang Zheng said, "Of course."

I will make a copy and leave it with the supervisor.

This technique is good, but the threshold for cultivation is too high. It's useless for people without artistic talent.

As for the people from the White Lotus Temple, they also entered the secret realm this time. I killed two of them, and one escaped.

Lu Zhengfeng's voice became serious: "The White Lotus Temple has been making frequent strange moves lately, I wonder what big thing they are planning."

Their reach has already extended to Yongqing County, where they stole the "Hanxiang Yaji Tu" painting, and now they're reaching into the hands of those who have preserved the art.

These people are getting bolder and bolder.